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KnotTheNorm
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PathStep 12 Compassion hearts192 Forum posts49 Forum upvotes40 Current upvotes40 Age GroupAdult Last activeSeptember, 2025 Member sinceOctober 12, 2016
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I like tying intricate knots and playing beautiful music on my mandolin. If you ask I will probably play one for you c:

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There are no words.
Grief & Loss / by KnotTheNorm
Last post
 September 10th, 2025
...See more Everything is so heavy. At first it was Dave, and then Loki, Thomas, Ariel. Four gone in half a year. And why does no one tell you that divorce between your parents hits just as hard when you're an adult? I miss when things were more together. All of my friends are so far away or dead. I forget what it feels like to feel okay.
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I'm so exhausted in every single way.
Anxiety Support / by KnotTheNorm
Last post
 July 19th, 2017
...See more My heart breaks every day. I feel so stuck in my life. I used to love everything and find beauty in the darkest, ugliest places. This past year, however, has been so hard for me. I can't focus on anything, and I'm so afraid to move in any direction. I am incredibly grateful to have such a strong, loving support system, but it feels like a prison sometimes. I want to be able to support myself and feel independent for once, but I don't know how! I don't drive, can't find a job that won't sink me deeper into depression, and nothing that I used to enjoy seems to do anything for me anymore. I can't sleep, can't eat even though I'm hungry all the time, feel constantly sick to my stomach and have to use every ounce of will not to dry heave every morning. I have to force myself to stomach things just so that my body doesn't start breaking down. My best friend rarely hangs out with me or talks to me lately, and I can't stop obsessing that it has something to do with how sad and anxious I am all the time. I don't want to sabotage the only real connection I've ever had with anyone. I'm so lost and so afraid to talk to anyone. I really need help.
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Terribly afraid of 1-on-1 conversations
General Support / by KnotTheNorm
Last post
 November 6th, 2016
...See more I've tried a couple of times to open up to a listener here, but every time I become so riddled with anxiety and back out of the chat with without saying anything at all or after nervously making no sense. I really want someone to talk to about moving forward with my life, but I can't seem to shake this terror when it comes to live chatting with another person. It even gets this way with people I know and am familiar with, so the idea of opening up to a stranger almost immobilizes me completely. But I'd like to change. I really am motivated to talk to someone if anyone is patient enough to give me a chance.
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